An open tracing system for P2P file sharing systems

Hughes, D., Lee, K. and Walkerdine, J. (2007) An open tracing system for P2P file sharing systems. In: Second International Workshop on P2P Systems and Applications (P2PSA 07), 13 - 19 May, Mauritius.

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Abstract

This paper describes the Open P2P tracing system which aims to improve the research community’s understanding of P2P file sharing systems by providing continuous and up-to-date traffic data which is anonymized and made freely accessible to all interested parties. It is our hope that this open data set will grow over time into a resource capable of exposing trends in P2P network usage and promote research into the socio-technical factors that drive user behaviour on P2P file sharing systems.